Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer Auction his pay had gone to

his pay had gone to his sister

a gilded piece of an artillery shell driving band the obverse bears a central black enamel iron cross paty

with a photo of the set adhered on the lid

Puttkamer fought with paramilitary units in the eastern German regions

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer Auction his pay had gone to(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a central threaded post retaining an original silver cruciform backplate and